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06-26-2010, 12:27 PM | #1 | |
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Location: Renton, WA
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Guess where this Big UGLY Mother came from.
Don't think I need to say much.
Craziest part is, it's still holding air. I need a good tire gauge (and a wash, chain lube, and adjustment) before I ride it again, but I think the belts deflected the nail without letting it actually puncture. I couldn't get the licorice stick repair down through the path of the nail, but there's no hissing. I still plan to get new tires as soon as I can afford to, and before any long/fast rides. But at least I don't have to go out and buy cheap shit tires RIGHT NOW.
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06-26-2010, 12:30 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
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I wouldn't ride on it
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06-26-2010, 03:16 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
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Thru the side wall!! Not even my cheap ass would ride that!!!
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06-26-2010, 03:42 PM | #4 |
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Oh no not this debate again... OMG what is the worst case scenario here? He'll get a flat. That's it, there will be no sudden tire failures or what not. He is right, the belts obviously deflected the nail and it never pierced anything but the tread that gets worn off anyway. See if you can get some rubber cement in there just for the heck of it and ride on.
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06-26-2010, 04:22 PM | #5 | |
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It's only through the rubber. Those angles don't show it, but where it came out the side is the same depth as the tread grooves. It did not penetrate any of the belts. I wouldn't do a long trip on it, or ride interstate, but I think it will be okay riding six miles at less than 55mph. Until I get a good tire gauge to track the pressure, I'm driving the truck to work. I should be able to get new tires with my next paycheck.
So where's a good place to get tires in Philly? I know there was a great internet deal on Pirelli Angels, but I don't want to save $50 by buying online only to spend $100 to have them mounted.
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06-26-2010, 07:30 PM | #6 |
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jakewilson.com look the the multiple threads here, they are cheap as shit now
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06-27-2010, 12:07 AM | #7 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Anywhere you buy tires here you will spend $$$ mounting them. I have gotten in the habit of taking both wheels off and dropping them off at the local shop, and $40 and an afternoon later they are mounted. if you take the wheels off the bike yourself it is cheaper than if you have them do it. I've been using Mount Holley Powersport on rt38 in NJ. The last 2 times I had them change tires they did both wheels in under 30 minutes over my lunch break
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06-27-2010, 04:24 PM | #8 |
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Have you ever gotten a flat while riding? I have, and it's not a lot of fun when you tip it into a corner and the rear tire tries to pass the front. I don't know about you, but I won't chance hitting the deck over a tire that won't hold air, especially if I know ahead of time that the tire is suspect. We can file that one under "stupid hurts".
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06-27-2010, 04:43 PM | #9 | |
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Maybe you should throw a tire away every time it gets dirty, runs over a rock, etc as well... who knows? Why take the chance? I mean now you've really gone off the deep end in tire paranoia. The tire was never punctured. Have you never run a tire down to the threads? Did it suddenly explode as soon as you touched them with the road? Seriously guys, I've had people on this board caution me against tire explosions if the pressure is 2 lbs higher than they "think" it should be. Now if the outer tread is at all damaged, you'll run the risk of a catastrophic failure!!! I am SO glad that tires aren't as fragile as some of you believe! Get on YouTube and watch a video on how tires are made. You may learn something and may even be able to put aside some of your fears... Besides, "Mr Awesome", he's not scrapping his pegs through the Gap on a super sport machine, he's riding his Ninja 650 back and forth to work. Yeesh! |
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06-26-2010, 12:55 PM | #10 |
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Eff THAT
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